Episodes
57 conversations and counting
Every episode of the Higher Up Podcast — the sayings, the leadership lessons, and the conversations in between.
Ep.057: Movers and Watchers
This episode explores the crucial distinction between movers and watchers in leadership, challenging listeners to stop procrastinating and start taking initiative.
Ep.056: Hero in Your Own Story
Benji and Brady explore the dangers of self-focused leadership, offering practical ways to shift the spotlight from yourself to your team. Learn how to stop being the hero of everyone's story and start scaling through others.
Ep.055: Have a Good and Godly Day
Benji and Brady explore their father's daily mantra, 'have a good and godly day,' unpacking how to integrate faith and integrity into leadership and the daily grind of the workplace.
Ep.054: Busy Isn't the Same as Done
Benji and Brady explore why results-driven leadership matters more than being busy. Learn how to break free from the effort trap and shift your team’s focus from constant activity to finishing what matters.
Ep.053: The 7 P’s of Success
Benji and Brady explore the transformative power of the seven P's, showing how meticulous planning improves leadership, decision-making, and team success while turning abstract wishes into actionable results.
Ep.052: "Make It My Business, To Know My Business" - Part Two
In part two of this series, Benji and Brady explore the biblical foundation of knowing your business. They discuss how deep understanding and intentional leadership practices help leaders build lasting systems and legacies.
Ep.051: Make it My Business, To Know My Business - Part One
In this episode, we explore the essential leadership principle of knowing your business inside and out. We discuss why you can delegate tasks but never responsibility, and how staying curious keeps leaders from losing touch.
Ep.050: "In It To Win It"
In this episode, we explore how a simple family motto shaped our understanding of leadership, integrity, and faith-driven work ethic. We discuss why true success is defined by consistent effort rather than trophies or the bare minimum.
Ep.049: The Listeners Highlight
Benji and Adam revisit the origins and evolution of The Higher Up Podcast while sharing tactical leadership advice and highlights from four seasons of content.
Ep.048: AI and the Faithful Leader
Explore how to lead with AI by treating it as a thought partner rather than a decision-maker. Learn to leverage automation while maintaining trust, stewardship, and human-centric leadership in your business.
Ep.047: Grace Under Pressure
This episode explores how unresolved conflict erodes team culture and provides practical, actionable steps for leaders to address tensions directly and foster a healthier work environment.
Ep.046: Anchored In The Storm
Using the Titanic as a cautionary tale, this episode explores how to navigate market instability through faith-based leadership and the SIMPLE framework to maintain core values during a crisis.
Ep.045: Beyond The Bottom Line
This episode serves as a gut check for leaders, exploring how to maintain integrity and stewardship while navigating the pressures of business and ethical decision-making.
Ep.044: Don’t Wait for April
Learn how to bridge the gap between strategic planning and execution by implementing a consistent leadership cadence that keeps your team focused and prevents your plans from being abandoned.
Ep.043: Fix It Now
Benji and Brady Wilson discuss how leaders can balance stepping in versus stepping back to foster team ownership. They share a practical filter for intervention and strategies for coaching and building trust.
Ep.042: Signal vs. Noise (Part 2)
Learn how to shift from reactive firefighting to intentional, clear leadership by prioritizing strategic work and establishing a sustainable weekly cadence.
Ep.041: Signal vs. Noise
Learn to stop being busy and start being effective by mastering the four-box focus model, the 80/20 principle, and the power of strategic subtraction to scale your leadership without burnout.
Ep.040: New Year. Bigger Why.
This episode explores how operational discipline, simplified systems, and clear communication drive sustainable growth. Discover how to remove friction and empower teams to turn vision into repeatable, high-impact habits.
Ep.039: Leadership at Christmas
In the season three finale, learn how to close the year with intentional reflection, sustainable leadership rhythms, and gratitude. Discover practical ways to honor your team and start the new year with clarity, not burnout.
Ep.038: Gratitude At Work
Discover how gratitude acts as a powerful leadership system to boost team performance and culture. Learn practical habits and daily exercises to foster ownership and make your team feel truly valued.
Ep.037: Forecasting Your Business
Master the art of forecasting by turning vision into actionable plans, robust systems, and financial stability. This episode offers practical strategies to align your team and lead with greater foresight.
Ep.036: Does the Clock Stop?
This episode explores how master-level post-sale follow-through builds trust and turns customers into lifelong advocates. Learn how consistent engagement and valuable service drive retention and referrals.
Ep.035: Know Your Audience (Part 2)
This episode explores the risks of rebranding through the lens of Cracker Barrel’s recent backlash versus Chick-fil-A’s consistent success, offering practical strategies to modernize while maintaining trust.
Ep.034: Know Your Audience (Part 1)
In this episode, we explore the pitfalls of rebranding by analyzing Cracker Barrel’s missteps. Learn why maintaining brand identity is crucial and how evolution beats revolution to protect customer trust.
Ep.033: Quarterly Rhythms (Part Two)
Discover how intentional rhythms and quarterly pauses can help you prevent burnout, balance your personal life, and lead more effectively at home and in business.
Ep.032: Quarterly Rhythms (Part One)
Discover how implementing quarterly rhythms can help leaders escape constant reaction mode, prevent burnout, and build sustainable momentum through intentional planning and clear priorities.
Ep.031: When Change Becomes Chaos
This episode explores the risks of change fatigue in leadership, offering strategies to pace transitions effectively while maintaining team trust and focus.
Ep.030: Halftime Adjustments - Part Two
In this final episode on halftime adjustments, we explore why doubling down on your core strategy is often more effective than pivoting. Learn how small, fundamental shifts can provide the momentum needed to finish your year strong.
Ep.029: Halftime Adjustments - Part One
In this mid-year episode, learn how to identify the traps hindering your leadership and shift your mindset to overcome obstacles and reset your business strategy.
Ep.028: 5 Coaching Habits of Excellent Leaders
Explore how five essential coaching habits—from clarifying expectations to showing appreciation—can transform your leadership style and foster a culture of trust and accountability.
Ep.027: Customer Service at the Masters
In the season three premiere, we analyze how the Masters Tournament creates world-class customer experiences through intentional, friction-free service and attention to detail.
Ep.026: Season 3 Preview
In this authentic season premiere, we explore the raw realities of leadership and business ownership, sharing personal stories and a preview of our upcoming events and initiatives.
Ep.025: Core Values | Part Two
Discover how to cut through the noise and refine your business culture by narrowing your core values down to seven actionable principles that drive real results.
Ep.024: Core Values | Part One
Brady and Benji share how they overhauled their company's core values, moving from 22 forgettable points to 7 impactful ones to transform their team culture.
Ep.023: Data Drives Decisions
Brady and Benji explain how leveraging data over intuition can transform your leadership, business results, and organizational culture. Learn to start small by tracking key metrics to drive smarter decisions.
Ep.022: 10x is Easier than 2x
Explore why aiming for 10X growth is often easier and more effective than incremental 2X improvements. Learn to adopt a 10X mindset to gain clarity, leverage, and achieve breakthrough innovation.
Ep.021: Leading with Financial Purpose | Part Two
Explore the C12 tri-value model to align your finances with your mission, build a lasting legacy, and gain practical tools for financial freedom through stewardship.
Ep.020: Leading with Financial Purpose | Part One
Discover how the principles of stewardship transform financial management into a path toward freedom, clarity, and effective leadership in both your personal and professional life.
Ep.019: Goal Setting for 2025 | Part Two
Brady breaks down SMART and FAST goal-setting frameworks to help you turn vague ambitions into actionable plans for 2025. Learn how to integrate faith and consistency to drive progress in your personal and professional life.
Ep.018: Goal Setting for 2025 | Part One
Learn to join the elite 3% of high achievers by transforming resolutions into actionable goals. Discover strategic productivity habits and mindset shifts to drive continuous growth throughout 2025.
Ep.017: Crafting a Vision for 2025
Prepare for 2025 by mastering goal setting and strategic planning. Learn to balance personal happiness with professional ambition using proven frameworks to ensure your resolutions actually stick.
Ep.016: The Heart of Christmas
In this holiday episode, we explore cherished traditions and the timing of celebrations while highlighting how local communities and programs like Operation Green Wave unite to support families in need.
Ep.015: Abundance Over Scarcity
Brady explores how adopting an abundance mindset fosters creativity, builds trust in leadership, and promotes collaborative, empathetic growth within both professional and personal environments.
Ep.014: Be Happy On Purpose
Discover how being happy on purpose and practicing intentional positivity can transform your daily interactions, workplace culture, and overall emotional resilience.
Ep.013: Hope is Not a Good Strategy
Discover how to move beyond relying on hope by integrating strategic planning and data-driven insights to foster business growth, improve company culture, and deliver better results.
Ep.012: Minnie Vans & Fast Food. Small Details, Big Difference.
Discover how small, empathetic gestures and intentional service standards—inspired by industry leaders like Disney and Chick-fil-A—can transform your customer experience and personal growth.
Ep.011: We Are Back!
The Higher Up Podcast returns with new co-host Brady Wilson to discuss overcoming leadership loneliness, building a strong spiritual foundation, and the power of community and effective systems in business and life.
Ep.010: Roy Adcock from SERVPRO Industries Culture and Impact
Roy Adcock joins The Higher Up Podcast to discuss the power of culture in team building and branding, sharing his personal journey of leaving and returning to SERVPRO.
Ep.009: Growth, Leadership, and Impact
This episode explores the transformative power of delegation and mentorship in leadership. We discuss trusting others, personal growth, and the lasting impact of effective feedback on business success.
Ep.008: Culture of Business and Family
Discover how to navigate the challenges of running a family business through effective communication, clear roles, and building trust. We also explore team-building insights from the SERVPRO Convention.
Ep.007: Mentorship Matters: Empowering the Next Generation
Discover how mentorship shapes professional success and personal growth as we share our journey of guiding entrepreneurs while learning from positive influences to elevate our daily routines and overall impact.
Ep.006: From Burnout to Balance
Discover effective strategies to overcome burnout and reclaim your well-being. This episode explores personal experiences and actionable tips for achieving a healthier professional and personal balance.
Ep.005: Faithpreneurship - Business with Spiritual Guidance
Join us as we explore how integrating faith into entrepreneurship, decision-making, and daily life can empower you to achieve extraordinary success and lasting impact.
Ep.004: Keeping up with who? The mind games of comparison culture
Adam and Benji explore how social media-driven perfectionism fuels a toxic culture of comparison and offer practical strategies to improve mental health and foster a healthier mindset.
Ep.003: I'm here, now what is my purpose?
Benji and Adam explore the vital role of finding your life's purpose to achieve success, offering practical strategies for goal-setting, overcoming obstacles, and embracing failure.
Ep.002: Developing a Growth Mindset
Benji and Adam explore the power of a growth mindset, discussing how embracing challenges and persistence can unlock your full potential and foster long-term personal and professional development.
Ep.001: Pilot - Who are these jokers and what is "HigherUp"?!
In the debut episode of The Higher Up Podcast, hosts Benji Wilson and Adam West share their personal journeys and discuss the mission behind their new series focused on faith, leadership, and entrepreneurship.